Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/FIFA Ballon d'Or


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. Consensus is that a separate article is warranted because it is an amalgamation of two other awards. Mkativerata (talk) 22:18, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

FIFA Ballon d'Or

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Completing unfinished nom made by another editor. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 18:22, 18 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Strong Keep. This is the new award created by FIFA and verifiable on their website. The old Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards were merged to create this. Zarcadia (talk) 18:49, 18 January 2011 (UTC)


 * I had a lengthy rationale about whether it was a new award or not, but it didnt go through. Regardless, most media report talk about the "new" award as the ballon dor, as such it is premature to declare it a different award from the old award, when a section on the ballon dor article would suffice, if players, coaches and journalists does not distinguish between them. There's additional comments on the talkpage of the article. Sandman888 (talk) 00:36, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. ChrisTheDude (talk) 11:00, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep - looks to be a new award that is a continuation of two old awards; therefore it cannot simply be mentioned on one of the old articles, as we wouldn't know which one. It deserves a new article, which it has got. GiantSnowman 13:35, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep - as per Snowman and this article, which states two awards have been merged, therefore it needs its own article. Eddie6705 (talk) 15:33, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep, this is clearly a new award, bringing forward aspects of the two old (defunct awards). It's the same difference between two clubs merging to form a new club (eg Inverness Thistle + Caledonian => Inverness Caledonian Thistle) and an existing club renaming and/or relocating (eg Livingston).
 * Keep still a notable award.  Would recommend speedy close, not even clear by the nomination why this should be deleted. The Rambling Man (talk) 22:42, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete The old and the new Ballon d'or are the same. The deal between Aumaury (publisher company of France Football magaine) and FIFA is only for three years. The Ballon d'or is, and will stay, an Amaury trophy. FIFA and his FIFA World Player of the Year just gave up because they could not compete with the Ballon d'or. Read the France Football Ballon d'or special edition for details. Clio64B (talk) 08:21, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep: Notable. Would recommend speedy close. - Ret.Prof (talk) 15:34, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep: Absolutely not. It's a different award from the previous ones... a merge, therefore clearly not a rebranding. It also introduced new awards, for example the best coach award in the women and men's game, although this hasn't much to do with it.  T i b u l l u s  call me |undefined 17:53, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep It´s an important and notable FIFA "event". Kante4 (talk) 00:26, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.